Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/poaching/ Environmental science and conservation news Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:17:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png News on Poaching https://news.mongabay.com/list/poaching/ 32 32 ‘How did you come to be here?’ Study digs into origins of Zambian wildlife crime https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/how-did-you-come-to-be-here-study-digs-into-origins-of-zambian-wildlife-crime/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/how-did-you-come-to-be-here-study-digs-into-origins-of-zambian-wildlife-crime/#respond 19 Sep 2026 21:22:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=329983 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/how-did-you-come-to-be-here-study-digs-into-origins-of-zambian-wildlife-crime/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-329983 World’s smallest crocodile in high demand for bushmeat trade in Nigeria 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From seizure to sentence: Weak prosecution leaves tigers vulnerable to trafficking in Southeast Asia: Report https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/from-seizure-to-sentence-weak-prosecution-leaves-tigers-vulnerable-to-trafficking-in-southeast-asia-report/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/from-seizure-to-sentence-weak-prosecution-leaves-tigers-vulnerable-to-trafficking-in-southeast-asia-report/#respond 03 Sep 2026 13:13:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=327188 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/from-seizure-to-sentence-weak-prosecution-leaves-tigers-vulnerable-to-trafficking-in-southeast-asia-report/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-327188 West Africa’s plan to save its vultures struggles to take flight https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/west-africas-plan-to-save-its-vultures-struggles-to-take-flight/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/west-africas-plan-to-save-its-vultures-struggles-to-take-flight/#respond 03 Sep 2026 07:58:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=328452 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/west-africas-plan-to-save-its-vultures-struggles-to-take-flight/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-328452 In Java’s hills, former bird hunters are rebuilding a songbird haven https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/in-javas-hills-former-bird-hunters-are-rebuilding-a-songbird-haven/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/in-javas-hills-former-bird-hunters-are-rebuilding-a-songbird-haven/#respond 27 Aug 2026 10:29:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=327538 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/in-javas-hills-former-bird-hunters-are-rebuilding-a-songbird-haven/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-327538 To secure protected areas from wildlife trafficking, criminal networks must be dismantled (commentary) https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/secure-protected-areas-from-wildlife-trafficking-criminal-networks-must-be-dismantled-commentary/ 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https://doi.org/10.66709/news-322576 Belief-based use increasing threat to yellow-billed kite, an important African scavenger https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/belief-based-use-increasing-threat-to-yellow-billed-kite-an-important-african-scavenger/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/belief-based-use-increasing-threat-to-yellow-billed-kite-an-important-african-scavenger/#respond 07 Jul 2026 14:52:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=322723 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/belief-based-use-increasing-threat-to-yellow-billed-kite-an-important-african-scavenger/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-322723 Crackdown on snares in Sumatra as elephant, sun bear and tiger rescued https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/crackdown-on-snares-in-sumatra-as-elephant-sun-bear-and-tiger-rescued/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/crackdown-on-snares-in-sumatra-as-elephant-sun-bear-and-tiger-rescued/#respond 25 Jun 2026 13:00:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=321801 Mongabay]]> 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https://news.mongabay.com/?p=320774 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/huge-ivory-bust-raises-questions-about-follow-up-investigations-in-tanzania/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-320774 Sri Lanka flamingo deaths raise concerns over power infrastructure in wetlands https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/sri-lanka-flamingo-deaths-raise-concerns-over-power-infrastructure-in-wetlands/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/sri-lanka-flamingo-deaths-raise-concerns-over-power-infrastructure-in-wetlands/#respond 29 May 2026 16:25:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=320298 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/sri-lanka-flamingo-deaths-raise-concerns-over-power-infrastructure-in-wetlands/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-320298 Indonesia seizes mercury shipment bound for illegal mines in the Philippines https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/indonesia-seizes-mercury-shipment-bound-for-illegal-mines-in-the-philippines/ 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https://doi.org/10.66709/news-318115 Amid conflict and poaching, tech helps boost mountain gorilla numbers https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/amid-conflict-and-poaching-tech-helps-boost-mountain-gorilla-numbers/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/amid-conflict-and-poaching-tech-helps-boost-mountain-gorilla-numbers/#respond 23 Apr 2026 21:55:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=318058 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/amid-conflict-and-poaching-tech-helps-boost-mountain-gorilla-numbers/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-318058 Chinese court cases reveal most trafficked rhino horns come from Southern Africa https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/chinese-court-cases-reveal-most-trafficked-rhino-horns-come-from-southern-africa/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/chinese-court-cases-reveal-most-trafficked-rhino-horns-come-from-southern-africa/#respond 21 Apr 2026 19:22:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=317875 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/chinese-court-cases-reveal-most-trafficked-rhino-horns-come-from-southern-africa/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-317875 In Tasmania, the mines have closed but the rivers remember https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/in-tasmania-the-mines-have-closed-but-the-rivers-remember/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/in-tasmania-the-mines-have-closed-but-the-rivers-remember/#respond 16 Apr 2026 21:17:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=317656 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/in-tasmania-the-mines-have-closed-but-the-rivers-remember/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-317656 Decades after poaching drove them extinct, rhinos are back in the wild in Uganda https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/decades-after-poaching-drove-them-extinct-rhinos-are-back-in-the-wild-in-uganda/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/decades-after-poaching-drove-them-extinct-rhinos-are-back-in-the-wild-in-uganda/#respond 31 Mar 2026 07:15:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=316524 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/decades-after-poaching-drove-them-extinct-rhinos-are-back-in-the-wild-in-uganda/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-316524 Asia now hub of growing illegal wildlife trade across 100+ countries, study shows https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/asia-now-hub-of-growing-illegal-wildlife-trade-across-100-countries-study-shows/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/asia-now-hub-of-growing-illegal-wildlife-trade-across-100-countries-study-shows/#respond 30 Mar 2026 17:28:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=316529 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/asia-now-hub-of-growing-illegal-wildlife-trade-across-100-countries-study-shows/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-316529 ‘Staggering’ trade for belief-based use drives hooded vultures to near-extinction in Benin https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/staggering-trade-for-belief-based-use-drives-hooded-vultures-to-near-extinction-in-benin/ 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